Table 3 Criteria for rigorous quantitative paleoparasitological analyses aiming at a quantitative approach in coprolite studiesquantitative approach in coprolite studies
From: Recovering parasites from mummies and coprolites: an epidemiological approach
Sampling | Processing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Population size estimation per site | Diversification | The Callen method with Lycopodium spore quantification has been proven to be the best method for measuring eggs per gram | |
Number of rooms; corroborative archaeology; number of burials; number of documented dentitions [37]; modern prevalence studies or previous prevalence observations in the same site | Provenience | ||
Mummies | Coprolites from latrines | ||
Sample as many individuals as possible | Use archaeological strata (grid squares and levels) to devise a diverse sample | ||